health and social care
Health and Safety in the Health and Social Care Workplace
Student Name:
Lecturer:
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Health and Safety
This essay will show an understanding of how health and safety legislation is implemented in the workplace and its impact on customers and the work of practitioners. I will do this by; analysing health and safety priorities and risk assessments, discussing the encountering of dilemma’s in the workplace and by analysing the effects of non-compliance and a positive health and safety culture. This essay will also demonstrate an understanding of monitoring and reviewing health and safety within an organisation and will analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and evaluate my own contribution to the workplace. I will be using case studies to reflect my observations as well as pictures, diagrams and charts.
Task 1:1 Legislation such as; Health & Safety at Works Act 1974, Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, Management of Health & Safety Regulations 1999, RIDDOR 1995, COSHH 2002, Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Food Safety Act 1990, Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995, Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Care Standards Act 2000, Mental Health Act 2007, Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Children Act 2004 are in place to ensure all aspects of the Health care industry are protected. Policy systems are developed in order to up-hold the legal requirements of such legislation which ensures the safe and effective running of an organisation for all involved and a breech in them can lead to prosecution as in the case of Sue Ryder Care, who were fined £65.000 for failing to install the correct size bedrail which led to a fatality due to the service user becoming trapped and was unable to breathe (HSE, 2001). In light of the given case study from Mid Staffordshire combined NHS Trust it is clear that
Student Name:
Lecturer:
Group:
Health and Safety
This essay will show an understanding of how health and safety legislation is implemented in the workplace and its impact on customers and the work of practitioners. I will do this by; analysing health and safety priorities and risk assessments, discussing the encountering of dilemma’s in the workplace and by analysing the effects of non-compliance and a positive health and safety culture. This essay will also demonstrate an understanding of monitoring and reviewing health and safety within an organisation and will analyse the effectiveness of health and safety policies and evaluate my own contribution to the workplace. I will be using case studies to reflect my observations as well as pictures, diagrams and charts.
Task 1:1 Legislation such as; Health & Safety at Works Act 1974, Health and Safety (First Aid) Regulations 1981, Management of Health & Safety Regulations 1999, RIDDOR 1995, COSHH 2002, Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992, Food Safety Act 1990, Food Safety (General Food Hygiene) Regulations 1995, Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, Health and Social Care Act 2008, Care Standards Act 2000, Mental Health Act 2007, Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and the Children Act 2004 are in place to ensure all aspects of the Health care industry are protected. Policy systems are developed in order to up-hold the legal requirements of such legislation which ensures the safe and effective running of an organisation for all involved and a breech in them can lead to prosecution as in the case of Sue Ryder Care, who were fined £65.000 for failing to install the correct size bedrail which led to a fatality due to the service user becoming trapped and was unable to breathe (HSE, 2001). In light of the given case study from Mid Staffordshire combined NHS Trust it is clear that